ORIGIN

1957 Dual Ghia Convertible Project

This 1957 Dual Ghia convertible (Chassis #152) is claimed by the seller to be one of the 32 Dual Ghias known to remain out of the 117 cars produced. It is 95% complete and looks to have had the metal work completed, and the red dash is a good indicator that red was once the exterior color as well. Find it here on TradeMe in Oamaru, New Zealand for $78k NZD (currently about $55k USD). Special thanks to BaT reader Glen K. for this submission!

The car features wire wheels and signature deep-set headlights and rear fins. It is based on a Dodge chassis. We are not aware of replicas being produced, so we suspect that this car is the real deal.

The dash is intact but the remainder of the interior is stripped. Both the coupes and convertibles are very interesting, but the convertibles usually pull more money once restored.

The engine is a Dodge Hemi V8 and its backed by a powerflite automatic.

This car is very worthy of a full restoration, and it would be interesting to hear the origins and what brought the car to New Zealand. Documentation would be key for a new owner, and judging by the rest of the workshop the seller knows his way around interesting vintage restorations.